Alarming Amount of Meth Disguised in Liquid Form Is Crossing Border
Drug smugglers are crossing the border with an alarming amount of methamphetamine disguised in liquid form.
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Man Sentenced to Life for 2010 Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
A sixth man convicted for his role in the 2010 murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
Eyes in the Sky: How CBP Combats Drug Smuggling with Blimps
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Blimps hovering 10,000 feet above the U.S. border are helping combat drug smuggling operations. Customs and Border Protection is using eight unmanned, unarmed blimps as eyes in the sky as part of the agency’s Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS). “TARS is the most cost-efficient capability that we own,” Richard Booth, director…
Mexico Comes Clean: Our Soldiers Were in Standoff with U.S. Border Patrol
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After blanket denials, Mexican officials are admitting that two Mexican soldiers – not smugglers – were in a standoff with Border Patrol agents in January, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mexico had denied soldiers were involved but finally came clean about the Jan. 26 confrontation. The soldiers claimed they were looking for drug…
Drug Traffickers Increasingly Taking to High Seas to Avoid Driving Across U.S. Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Drug smugglers are a stubborn bunch. When security is tight, smugglers find another way into the country. The Associated Press reports that drug traffickers are increasingly using boats to reach the U.S. They take the Pacific Ocean from Mexico and South America to California. Smugglers likely are finding the task easier too…
Border Patrol Says Mountaintop Drug Spotters Eluding Authorities Because of Rules of Engagement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the U.S. Border Patrol told senators Tuesday that rules of engagement are too constraining and making it difficult to combat armed drug cartel spotters while atop U.S. mountains, the Washington Times reports. Cartels traditionally send out spotters on U.S. territory to inspect border protection. Border Patrol Chief Michael J….
Two Border Patrol Agents Accused of Forcing Immigrants to Strip, Eat Marijuana, on Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Border Patrol agents accused of forcing drug smugglers to strip and eat marijuana are on trial this week on civil rights charges, the Huffington Post reports. Authorities said the border patrol agents left the four undocumented immigrants, wearing nothing but their underwear, to fend for themselves in the cold desert…
Border Patrol Urges Locals to Help Track Down Elusive Drug Smugglers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not even 39-foot-high speed boats with 1,200 horsepower is enough for Border Patrol to hunt down all smugglers along the U.S. coast 36 miles north of Tijuana, Mexico, Fox News reports. Agents are now asking for local residents to help in the hunt. “We are actively pursuing this and we are asking…
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